Samuel Gompers,
Labor's Service to Freedom
(1914)
“ They are demonstrating their appreciation and loyalty by war work, by loaning their savings, and by the supreme sacrifice. Labor will do its part in every demand the war makes. Our republic, the freedom of the world, progress, and civilization hang in the balance. ”
Samuel Gompers,
Labor's Service to Freedom
(1914)
“ Fellow countrymen, our republic, our people, are at war. Whatever individuals may have thought upon the European situation before the Congress of the United States declared war against the Imperial German and Austrian governments, that must now be laid aside. War means victory for our cause or danger to the very existence of our nation. ”
Samuel Gompers,
Labor's Service to Freedom
(1914)
“ In addition to the fundamental principles at issue, labor has a further interest in the war. This war is a people's war — labor's war. The final outcome will be determined in the factories, the mills, the shops, the mines, the farms, the industries, and the transportation agencies of the various countries. ”
